"The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned." Matthew 12:35-37 (NIV)
The Apostle Matthew recorded these words of Jesus as He spoke to the Pharisees in the large crowd which had followed Him. After Jesus had cast the demon out of a possessed man who was brought to Him, they had said that He could cast demons out of people because He was also a demon. Jesus gave them several examples to show them the error of their thoughts. (Matthew 12:25-34) Then He told them that they were evil and that was why they spoke evil things, a good man would speak of good things. He also told them that on judgment day, every man would have to give an account for every careless, evil, and sinful word they have spoken.
Today, we talk a lot, we speak too often, and we say things that we should not say. We think that our normal idle conversation is innocent and neutral, and because it is not bad, evil, or negative, that it won't be held against us. What we fail to realize is that all unrighteousness is sin. (1 John 5:17) If what we say does not give God glory, then it is a sin. The same is true for the for the unrighteous sinful thoughts that we have, and God knows them. (Genesis 6:5, Psalms 94:11, Proverbs 15:26, Proverbs 23:7, Matthew 5:28, Matthew 9:4, Matthew 15:19, 1 Corinthians 3:20, and Hebrews 4:12) That which is within us, is what will come out of us. When we pray, we should ask to be forgiven for our sinful spoken words, and our sinful thoughts, as well as our sinful acts. We need God's help in all that we do, say, and think, in order for us to be more Christ-like.
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